President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized to the public for his wife Kim Keon Hee’s acceptance of a Christian Dior bag from a pastor in 2022, during a press conference to commemorate the second anniversary of his presidency, Thursday.This was the first time he publicly apologized for the issue, as he had previously expressed regret rather than offering a formal apology.However, the president objected the opposition’s push to launch a special counsel probe on the issue and a separate allegation about Kim’s involvement in a stock manipulation scandal, describing it as “political maneuvering to conceal the truth.”
It was Yoon’s first press conference in 631 days, following his last meeting with reporters on August 17, 2022, to commemorate his first 100 days in office. Since then, Yoon had refrained from engaging with the press, but decided to hold one after promising to improve communication with the public following the ruling People Power Party’s (PPP) crushing defeat in the April 10 general elections.After reviewing the past two years of his presidency and outlining new policy pledges in his opening remarks, Yoon took 20 queries from reporters during a 70-minute question and answer session. He addressed a wide range of topics including politics, 카지노사이트 foreign policy, economy, and society, as well as controversies surrounding his wife.
